1931 Ogmore by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2022 May 2022 The Ogmore by-election of 1931 was held on 19 May 1931. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Vernon Hartshorn. It was won by the Labour candidate Ted Williams, a miners' agent and a member of Glamorgan County Council.http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022521/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons.htm 7 June 2008 Leigh Rayment - Commons usurped leighrayment.comThe Times House of Commons 1931 1931 The Times Office London 108 Hartshorn had held the seat since 1918 and at the last general election, had been elected with a majority of over 11,000 over the second placed candidate, the Liberal D. L. Powell. On that occasion the Conservative candidate had come third, and J. R. Campbell, Communist, had finished in last place.The Times House of Commons 1929 1929 The Times Office London 119 Neither the Liberals nor the Conservatives fielded a candidate in the by-election, although the Conservatives would contest the seat at the general election a few months later. Result 1931 Ogmore by-electionCraig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. 0-900178-019. Page 561 Welsh Labour Edward Williams 19,356 78.8 +22.1 Communist Party of Great Britain J. R. Campbell 5,219 21.2 +17.4 14,137 57.6 +30.1 24,575 50.8 -32.0 48,406 Welsh Labour See also 1946 Ogmore by-election 2002 Ogmore by-election 2016 Ogmore by-election References Further reading Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 1969 3rd 1983 Parliamentary Research Services Chichester 0-900178-06-X y February 2012 A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers) Ogmore by-election Ogmore by-election Category:1930s elections in Wales Ogmore by-election Category:Politics of Glamorgan Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:1930s in Glamorgan